Do Something Different Today
Let’s say there’s a bulletin board in your university. How many people do you think walk by that bulletin board every day? What about your local Tim Horton’s or Starbucks or Caribou Coffee shop? How many people stand in line, or walk through the front doors, glancing at the community board? How often do you stare blankly at the back window of the car in front of you? How many students, sitting in class, waiting for their teacher to come, are starved for something colorful to look at?
The numbers are staggering. Astonishing, I tell you.
Top ten reasons to download a Fair Deal Poster
and post it somewhere today:
- They are rich in primary colors.
- You might make a new friend ("What’s that you are putting up there?").
- When is the last time you posted anything in a public place?
It’s past due. - Flags are art.
- Go to sleep tonight knowing you made at least 10 people see something they would otherwise never have seen.
- Great story to tell after work/class. “Hey, guess what I did today? I put up a Fair Deal poster.”
- This isn’t really a reason, but I’ll throw it out there. Don’t like my poster? Make your own. That’s really empowering.
- They have a certain symmetry that’s pleasing to the eye.
- You will have played an even bigger part in spreading the word about the fastest growing online movement in Canadian history.
- You really think the PM and John Efford just don’t get it.
Put up a Fair Deal Poster. Give in to the inner-activist.
There are two outstanding versions (thanks Colin), PDF format:
Fair Deal Poster 1 | Fair Deal Poster 2
If you do put up a poster, leave a comment and tell the group about it.
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Great poster, Kevin, It will be posted on several bulletin boards in my area today. The version with the site pull offs will probably be the most useful. thanks.
Comment by Ed — 1/25/2005 @ 9:15 amU of T will get a poster today!
Comment by Lisa — 1/25/2005 @ 9:50 amI’ll be putting up as many around Ottawa this week as I can. I encourage all other Expat Newfoundlanders living in the National Capital Region to do the same!
Comment by Rod Bickford — 1/25/2005 @ 12:08 pmBay Roberts is getting a poster from me.
Comment by Marion — 1/25/2005 @ 12:19 pmPut them up here at work as well!
Comment by Martha — 1/25/2005 @ 2:47 pmI placed 2 in my restaurant, and will replace when necessary.Great work!
Comment by Gord — 1/25/2005 @ 2:59 pmGreat idea! Will be putting these up throughout St. John’s. I’ll be waving it as well tomorrow at the airport as we show our support for Danny as he heads to Ottawa Thursday afternoon. I really hope everyone gets out to show their support to send a message that we are solidly behind Danny.
It may be too late at this point but it’s too bad a similar group was not organized by Ottawa ex-pats as a welcoming rally to demonstrate that support for a Fair Deal for Newfoundland is not only a Newfoundland issue but a Canadian issue.
Comment by Pat — 1/26/2005 @ 9:30 amRe: Welcoming Danny in Ottawa, I sent a message through his (the provincial government’s) web site asking about this a couple of weeks ago, and while I received a reply saying my message would be looked into, I didn’t hear any reply.
I’d be happy to show up, and clap and cheer, if I knew when to show up.
Comment by Andrew Ryall — 1/26/2005 @ 12:44 pm“You really think the PM and John Efford just don’t get it.”
Don’t get WHAT?
Comment by WJM — 1/27/2005 @ 9:24 pmAs much as I support and promote this site to anyone and everyone who will listen, I will NEVER post (or buy) ANYTHING, EVER, that bears that flag. Sorry.
Comment by Margaret Harris — 1/29/2005 @ 12:16 amIf anyone is interested, you are welcome to cut and paste this low res version of a Newfoundland Republic abstract that I did. Just right click on the image and save it to your computer. You can find it here: http://www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=141431
Comment by Owen Russell — 2/2/2005 @ 12:10 pm